Perry Oveitt Simons (October 6, 1869 – 1901) was an American scientific collector.
[1] His first job in the natural sciences was working for William W. Price as a scientific collector in Mexico from 1896 to 1897.
Luther accompanied Perry for the first two years of the expedition before sailing back to San Francisco.
[1] While crossing the Argentinean Andes around the end of December 1901,[1] Simons was murdered by his guide.
[1] After Simons's death, Oldfield Thomas called him "the most successful mammal collector that I have ever had to deal with", noting, "we shall not easily find his like again".